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| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | NBC Local | A dreary start gives way to breezy, cool conditions Saturday | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/a-dreary-start-gives-way-to-breezy-cool-conditions-saturday/3918291/ | A cool and breezy Saturday is on tap, with highs near 60 degrees, as dry conditions persist, clouds linger, and a few breaks of sun are possible. The day began on a dreary note as rain continued in the morning alongside breezy conditions. Around 6:30 a.m., heavy showers moved through … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Crash on Chicago’s SW Side leaves 3 hurt, including 12-year-old boy, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sw-side-crash-3-hurt-boy-12 | **CHICAGO** \- A car crash on the city’s Southwest Side sent three people to local hospitals early Saturday morning, including a 12-year-old boy. What we know: Officers responded to the scene a little after 3 a.m. in the 3500 block of W. 79th Street in the [ Ashburn ][5] neighborhood, … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Woman, 81, found dead in Chicago-area home after son barricades himself, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/vernon-hills-woman-dead-81 | #### The Brief * * The body of an 81-year-old woman was found inside a Vernon Hills home on Friday. * The woman's son had barricaded himself inside the home for multiple hours, police said. * The woman had not been identified as of Friday, and no charges had been … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | CBS Local | Man injured after shooters open fire from two cars in Garfield Park | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/garfield-park-shooting-washtenaw/ | A man was injured after he was shot by people inside two different cars in the Garfield Park neighborhood early Saturday morning. Chicago police said around 2:25 a.m., a 31-year-old man was sitting in a parked car in the 200 block of North Washtenaw Avenue when two cars pulled up. … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Illinois throws out book on previous matchups with UConn and tries to flip the script in Final Four | https://abc7chicago.com/post/uconn-illinois-basketball-game-today-fighting-illini-try-flip-script-march-madness-final-matchup-huskies/18839405/ | INDIANAPOLIS -- Illinois coach Brad Underwood doesn't need any reminders about what happened the last two times his team faced UConn. He can just plug in the game tapes, rewind them and watch them again. Back in November, the Huskies led wire-to-wire in a 74-61 victory. Two years ago in … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Long Grove bridge hit again, has been struck at least 70 times over past several years: VIDEO | https://abc7chicago.com/post/long-grove-bridge-hit-robert-parker-coffin-has-been-least-70-times-past-several-years-video/18839370/ | LONG GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A historic north suburban bridge was struck by a vehicle again this week. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][4] A nearby business captured video of a work van hitting the [ Robert Parker Coffin Bridge ][5] in Long … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Serious crash shuts down ramp to Dan Ryan Expressway in Chatham | https://abc7chicago.com/post/car-crash-dan-ryan-expressway-shuts-down-76th-street-ramp-impacting-chatham-chicago-traffic/18839578/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A serious crash shut down a South Side ramp to the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday morning. The 76th Street ramp to northbound Interstate 94 in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood is closed. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][3] Video shows two … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Hundreds expected to 'Spend in the Black' at 75th Street event | https://abc7chicago.com/post/spend-black-chicago-hundreds-expected-support-owned-businesses-75th-street-event/18839617/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Organizers expect hundreds of people to come out to spend their money and support Black businesses on Saturday. Spend in the Black is a nationwide and local initiative. Chicago's event, happening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., includes stores along 75th Street and pop-ups. ### [ ABC7 … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | ABC Local | 12-year-old boy among 3 injured in serious Ashburn crash, police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/12-year-old-boy-among-3-injured-serious-car-crash-3500-block-west-79th-street-ashburn-chicago-police-department-says/18839663/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A child was among three people injured in a Southwest Side crash early Saturday morning, Chicago police said. Police said the crash happened in the Ashburn neighborhood's 3500-block of West 79th Street just after 3 a.m. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | WBEZ | Obama Presidential Center's replica Oval Office is nearly complete | https://www.wbez.org/architecture/2026/04/04/obama-presidential-center-replica-oval-office-michael-smith | Interior designer Michael S. Smith was nearly finished with his extensive 2010 makeover of the White House Oval Office when his phone rang. It was the White House flower shop. They wanted to know what flowers President Barack Obama would like for the mica-clad coffee table of his newly redecorated … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Flood Watch in effect Saturday morning | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-flood-watch-effect-saturday-morning | ![Chicago weather: Rain ahead this weekend][1] #### [ Chicago weather: Rain ahead this weekend ][2] Fox Chicago's Mark Strehl has the latest forecast. **CHICAGO** \- A Flood Watch is in effect for much of the Chicago area on Saturday morning as sometimes heavy rainfall continues. What to Expect: The Flood … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Sam Harris, Holocaust survivor who was driving force behind creation of Illinois Holocaust Museum, dies at 90 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/04/sam-harris-holocaust-survivor-illinois-dies | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][89] * [ Facebook ][90] * [ Bluesky ][91] * [ Email ][92] * [ Reddit ][93] * [ Flipboard ][94] It’s ironic that Sam Harris became a key driving force in creating the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie because … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Brother's beliefs are incompatible with sister's reality | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/04/04/dearabby-today-dear-abby-brothers-beliefs-are-incompatible-with-sisters-reality | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][81] * [ Facebook ][82] * [ Bluesky ][83] * [ Email ][84] * [ Reddit ][85] * [ Flipboard ][86] **DEAR ABBY:** My son is getting married next year. He and his future wife are extremely religious. My daughter … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Obama Presidential Center's replica Oval Office is nearly complete | https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/04/04/obama-presidential-center-replica-oval-office-michael-smith | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][71] * [ Facebook ][72] * [ Bluesky ][73] * [ Email ][74] * [ Reddit ][75] * [ Flipboard ][76] Interior designer Michael S. Smith was nearly finished with his extensive 2010 makeover of the White House Oval Office … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | City Council and pope concur: Medicare for All is a common-sense solution | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/04/04/medicare-for-all-chicago-pope-taxes-voter-rights-save-act-teen-takeovers-loyola-murder-sox-cubs | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][38] * [ Facebook ][39] * [ Bluesky ][40] * [ Email ][41] * [ Reddit ][42] * [ Flipboard ][43] While it didn’t make headlines, Chicago recently became the [ largest city ][44] in the U.S. to pass a … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How we photographed lake jumpers on a warm Chicago day | https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2026/04/04/how-we-photographed-lake-jumpers-warm-chicago-day | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][26] * [ Facebook ][27] * [ Bluesky ][28] * [ Email ][29] * [ Reddit ][30] * [ Flipboard ][31] This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on [ X ][32] , [ … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | U.S. welcomed us when we fled persecution for our Christian faith, but now it's closing doors | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/04/04/christian-refugees-president-donald-trump-iran-ukraine-lautenberg-program-liza-khalil-ara-torosian | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] For each of us, choosing to follow Jesus was not a casual decision. Growing up under the Soviet Union … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Caleb Williams is doing his image no favors in ‘Iceman’ dispute with George Gervin | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/04/04/bears-quarterback-caleb-williams-iceman-george-gervin-john-mcenroe-travis-scott-chuck-liddell-trae-young-michael-jordan | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A few years ago, Nike did some super-slick ‘‘ish’’ and created a beef between Travis Scott and John McEnroe … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Parts of Chicago area under Flood Warning; several vehicles stranded in high water: LIVE RADAR | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-weather-today-flood-warning-watch-effect-heavy-rain-impacts-road-conditions-live-radar/18839129/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Parts of the Chicago area are flooding on Saturday morning ahead of a cold front. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][3] A **Flood Warning** is in effect for Cook, Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, Will, and Lake (Ind.) counties until 10 … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Five 'teen takeovers' planned in Chicago this weekend, city leaders say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-teen-takeover-events-planned-weekend-mayor-brandon-johnson-other-officials-warn/18839271/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- City leaders say five so-called "teen takeovers" are planned in Chicago this weekend. One was expected to happen in Bogan Park on the city's South Side. Police made their presence felt there on Friday night. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch … |